Information About

Gantegastaki

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 15' 0" N,
135 ° 31' 14.999" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Elevation

679 ft (206.96 m)

Gantegastaki in Detail.

About

at Haines Airport at mouth of Chilkat River, 17 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts.

History

Former Tlingit Indian village name obtained in 1880 from an Indian interpreter, as "Gan-te-gas-tak-heh," meaning "village on right bank of river," by Marcus Baker, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). In the 1880 Census, Petroff (1884, p. 31) listed "Yondestuk," population 171; and in the same year, Captain L. A. Beardslee, U.S. Navy (USN), recorded the name "Tondust." The present inhabitants call it "Yindastuki." In 1867 this Indian village consisted of 12 houses; 13 years later it had grown to 16 houses and 171 people. In 1952 only a few houses remained.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961),

Places Near Gantegastaki

Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki,

Bars:

Indian Rock, Jenkins Rock, Johnson Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet, Kalhagu Cove, Kelgaya Bay, Letnikof Cove, Lutak Inlet, Mud Bay, Paradise Cove, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Smugglers Cove, Taiya Inlet, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, Dok Point, Dyea Point, False Battery Point, Glacier Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Lehunua Point, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Seduction Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point, Vanderbilt Point, Yakutania Point, Zimovia Point,

Cities:

Haines, Skagway,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Louie Nelson Homestead Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam,

Fictional Places:

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Rainbow Glacier,

Islands:

Dalasuga Island, Kochu Island, Lehunua Island, Pyramid Island,

Lakes:

Chilkoot Lake, Connolly Lake, Lily Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Paradise Lake, Rustabach Lake, Rutzebeck Lake,

Mountains:

Cathedral Peak, Mount Emmerich, Mount Harding, Mount Kashagnak, Mount Riley, Mount Ripinski, Sullivan Mountain, Tukgahgo Mountain,

Parks:

Chilkat State Park, Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Nelson Tower, Shakuseyi Peak, Mount Tajis,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge, Ziskokadlo,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Chilkoot River, Ferebee River, Glacier River, Kicking Horse River, Skagway River, Takhin River,

Streams:

Burro Creek, Dayehas Creek, Dewey Creek, Haska Creek, Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Ludaseska Creek, Mink Creek, Shakuseyi Creek, Snyder Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail, Nahku Portage, Seduction Point Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Lutak, Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,